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| 957 | SAN DIEGO | -110 | Ov 8.5,-105 | -120 | Ov 8,-110 | | 958 | PHILADELPHIA | +100 | Un 8.5,-115 | +110 | Un 8,-110 |
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| All Games | 62-66 | -6 | 74-50 | 4.0 | 0.242 | 0.296 | 0.382 | 0.677 | 4.4 | 0.252 | 0.314 | 0.415 | 0.729 | | Road Games | 31-36 | -1.7 | 38-27 | 4.1 | 0.241 | 0.297 | 0.378 | 0.675 | 4.5 | 0.258 | 0.319 | 0.420 | 0.739 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 16-12 | +3.6 | 16-12 | 4.6 | 0.254 | 0.312 | 0.401 | 0.713 | 3.8 | 0.227 | 0.299 | 0.381 | 0.680 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.8 | 5-1 | 4.6 | 0.248 | 0.293 | 0.415 | 0.708 | 5.3 | 0.261 | 0.340 | 0.440 | 0.780 | | Grass Games | 62-66 | -6 | 74-50 | 4.0 | 0.242 | 0.296 | 0.382 | 0.677 | 4.4 | 0.252 | 0.314 | 0.415 | 0.729 | | Night Games | 47-43 | +3 | 50-37 | 4.2 | 0.246 | 0.299 | 0.385 | 0.685 | 4.3 | 0.255 | 0.315 | 0.412 | 0.727 |
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| All Games | 4.0 | 0.242 | 0.296 | 128 | 4332 | 1050 | 197 | 29 | 116 | 0.382 | 495 | 328 | 1054 | 69 | 807 | 98 | 72 | 109 | 92 | | Road Games | 4.1 | 0.241 | 0.297 | 67 | 2332 | 562 | 111 | 17 | 58 | 0.378 | 266 | 186 | 563 | 37 | 441 | 46 | 37 | 47 | 44 | | Lefty Starters | 4.6 | 0.254 | 0.312 | 28 | 950 | 241 | 48 | 4 | 28 | 0.401 | 122 | 81 | 255 | 10 | 180 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 31 |
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| All Games | 3.97 | 1.221 | 390 | 186 | 172 | 346 | 46 | 130 | 370 | 22-17 | 37 | 11 | 77.1% | | Road Games | 3.81 | 1.234 | 191.3 | 86 | 81 | 177 | 21 | 59 | 182 | 15-10 | 19 | 7 | 73.1% |
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| All Games | 51-78 | -6.5 | 69-50 | 3.8 | 0.253 | 0.300 | 0.385 | 0.685 | 5.0 | 0.280 | 0.337 | 0.443 | 0.781 | | Home Games | 29-34 | +1.8 | 35-22 | 4.2 | 0.253 | 0.304 | 0.388 | 0.692 | 4.7 | 0.270 | 0.327 | 0.423 | 0.749 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 38-63 | -13.5 | 58-36 | 3.9 | 0.252 | 0.297 | 0.382 | 0.679 | 5.1 | 0.283 | 0.336 | 0.450 | 0.786 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.6 | 4-2 | 4.9 | 0.227 | 0.305 | 0.417 | 0.722 | 6.1 | 0.241 | 0.310 | 0.483 | 0.793 | | Grass Games | 50-77 | -7.9 | 68-49 | 3.8 | 0.253 | 0.301 | 0.386 | 0.687 | 5.0 | 0.279 | 0.337 | 0.442 | 0.780 | | Night Games | 31-54 | -10.9 | 48-30 | 3.9 | 0.249 | 0.300 | 0.381 | 0.681 | 5.4 | 0.284 | 0.342 | 0.461 | 0.803 |
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| All Games | 3.8 | 0.253 | 0.300 | 129 | 4434 | 1120 | 228 | 27 | 101 | 0.385 | 465 | 302 | 978 | 72 | 880 | 105 | 91 | 112 | 66 | | Home Games | 4.2 | 0.253 | 0.304 | 63 | 2117 | 535 | 98 | 10 | 56 | 0.388 | 250 | 156 | 457 | 35 | 408 | 53 | 49 | 58 | 29 | | Righty Starters | 3.9 | 0.252 | 0.297 | 101 | 3470 | 875 | 179 | 19 | 78 | 0.382 | 362 | 223 | 747 | 58 | 680 | 77 | 69 | 84 | 55 |
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| All Games | 3.75 | 1.433 | 427.7 | 204 | 178 | 433 | 40 | 180 | 418 | 18-17 | 29 | 10 | 74.4% | | Home Games | 3.48 | 1.351 | 225 | 102 | 87 | 220 | 21 | 84 | 218 | 12-8 | 17 | 8 | 68% |
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| 8/15/2015 | CASHNER(R) | @ COLORADO | GRAY(R) | 7-5 | W | 105 | 10.5 ov | O | 11 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | | 8/16/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | @ COLORADO | RUSIN(L) | 0-5 | L | 100 | 11 ev | U | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | | 8/17/2015 | REA(R) | ATLANTA | PEREZ(R) | 5-3 | W | -155 | 7 ov | O | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 8/18/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | ATLANTA | WISLER(R) | 9-0 | W | -185 | 7 un | O | 13 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | | 8/19/2015 | ROSS(R) | ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 3-2 | W | -155 | 6.5 ov | U | 8 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 8/21/2015 | CASHNER(R) | ST LOUIS | LACKEY(R) | 9-3 | W | +105 | 6.5 ov | O | 13 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | | 8/22/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | ST LOUIS | MARTINEZ(R) | 8-0 | W | +120 | 6.5 ov | O | 12 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | | 8/23/2015 | REA(R) | ST LOUIS | WACHA(R) | 3-10 | L | +135 | 7 un | O | 11 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | | 8/25/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | @ WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | 3-8 | L | 175 | 7 un | O | 7 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | | 8/26/2015 | ROSS(R) | @ WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | 6-5 | W | 125 | 7 un | O | 10 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | 8/27/2015 | CASHNER(R) | @ WASHINGTON | ROSS(R) | 2-4 | L | 160 | 7.5 un | U | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1 | | 8/28/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | NOLA(R) | 1-7 | L | -125 | 8 un | P | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | 8/29/2015 | REA(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | MORGAN(L) | | | 8/30/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | () | | | 8/31/2015 | ROSS(R) | TEXAS | LEWIS(R) | | | 9/1/2015 | CASHNER(R) | TEXAS | GALLARDO(R) | | | 9/2/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | TEXAS | HAMELS(L) | | | 9/3/2015 | REA(R) | LA DODGERS | LATOS(R) | | | 9/4/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | LA DODGERS | WOOD(L) | | | 9/5/2015 | | LA DODGERS | | |
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| 8/15/2015 | WILLIAMS(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | NELSON(R) | 2-4 | L | 170 | 7.5 ov | U | 7 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | | 8/16/2015 | HARANG(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | JUNGMANN(R) | 1-6 | L | 155 | 8.5 ev | U | 7 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 8/18/2015 | NOLA(R) | TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | 5-8 | L | +150 | 8 un | O | 11 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | | 8/19/2015 | MORGAN(L) | TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | 7-4 | W | +220 | 9 un | O | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | | 8/20/2015 | WILLIAMS(R) | @ MIAMI | HAND(L) | 7-9 | L | 140 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | | 8/21/2015 | EICKHOFF(R) | @ MIAMI | FLORES(R) | 7-1 | W | 130 | 7.5 un | O | 11 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | | 8/22/2015 | HARANG(R) | @ MIAMI | NICOLINO(L) | 4-2 | W | 115 | 8 ev | U | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | | 8/23/2015 | NOLA(R) | @ MIAMI | CONLEY(L) | 2-0 | W | 115 | 8 un | U | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | | 8/24/2015 | MORGAN(L) | NY METS | DEGROM(R) | 7-16 | L | +215 | 7.5 ov | O | 11 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 3 | | 8/25/2015 | WILLIAMS(R) | NY METS | SYNDERGAARD(R) | 5-6 | L | +185 | 8.5 un | O | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | | 8/26/2015 | EICKHOFF(R) | NY METS | COLON(R) | 4-9 | L | +120 | 8 ev | O | 9 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | | 8/27/2015 | HARANG(R) | NY METS | NIESE(L) | 5-9 | L | +140 | 8.5 un | O | 8 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 1 | | 8/28/2015 | NOLA(R) | SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | 7-1 | W | +115 | 8 un | P | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | | 8/29/2015 | MORGAN(L) | SAN DIEGO | REA(R) | | | 8/30/2015 | () | SAN DIEGO | SHIELDS(R) | | | 8/31/2015 | EICKHOFF(R) | @ NY METS | COLON(R) | | | 9/1/2015 | HARANG(R) | @ NY METS | NIESE(L) | | | 9/2/2015 | NOLA(R) | @ NY METS | HARVEY(R) | | | 9/4/2015 | MORGAN(L) | @ BOSTON | KELLY(R) | | | 9/5/2015 | | @ BOSTON | | |
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| |  | SAN DIEGO: San Diego Padres manager Bud Black turned the corner to meet the press on the first day of spring training and was taken aback at the throng of reporters waiting.
''What are we, the Yankees?'' Black asked.
No, but they're no longer the anonymous Padres, the light-hitting, star-less team planted near the bottom of the NL West.
Thanks to first-year general manager A.J. Preller's wild offseason, the Padres have been remade. There's suddenly star power. And expectations, too.
''The organization, from top on down, there's a different vibe,'' Black said.
A new ace in James Shields joins an already strong rotation. Matt Kemp, Justin Upton and Wil Myers make for a brand new power-hitting outfield. Derek Norris is now catching. Newcomers Yangervis Solarte and Will Middlebrooks have had great springs as they compete at third base.
''I'm impressed,'' Kemp said. ''We've got a lot of great players in this clubhouse. We have a really good chance of winning some games.''
It's been a long time since people have been saying that about the Padres. They were last in the postseason in 2006. They haven't had a winning season since 2010 and last year finished 18 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.
A lost season included a shake-up at the top. Preller, a former assistant GM with Texas, replaced the fired Josh Byrnes in August. Preller was then the clear star of baseball's hot stove season.
Kemp, who acknowledged he was shocked the Dodgers traded him, thinks the Padres now have the best outfield in the game.
Shields, who helped get Kansas City to the World Series last season, was the last piece. He signed in February.
''Shields wanted to be here. Kemp, Upton, Norris, those guys are happy to be here,'' Black said. ''They're happy to be in San Diego. They're happy to be a Padre. That's a good thing.''
Now it will be up to Black, lauded for squeezing as much as he can out of bad rosters, to make them winners. The Padres expect to contend for at least a wild card spot.
''I've been in San Diego for 40 years. That energy is back,'' Padres executive chairman Ron Fowler said. ''People are talking baseball and it's fun to be a Padre right now.''
ROTATION WORKHORSES: Adding Shields gives the Padres baseball's most durable pitcher on a staff already known for eating innings. The right-hander has tossed 1,785 2/3 innings since 2007. No pitcher has thrown more. Tyson Ross (195 2/3) and Ian Kennedy (201) were workhorses in 2014. Right-hander Andrew Cashner was the exception, but last year's opening-day starter has looked dominant as he returns from arm issues. Brandon Morrow and Odrisamer Despaigne are contending for the fifth spot. And Josh Johnson, coming back from elbow surgery, could be ready by June. ''The one thing we do have is pitching depth,'' Shields said. ''And you can never have too much.'' The one issue: no left-handers.
CAN THEY FIELD?: The new outfield packs power, but can they cover spacious Petco Park? Kemp's arthritic hips were made public during trade discussions and he no longer has the speed for center. Myers has only played there in the minors. ''They read the noise that we're not going to play defense,'' Black said. ''Players have a lot of pride.'' Veteran Wil Nieves, a non-roster invite, is the likely backup catcher with Tim Federowicz sidelined following knee surgery.
WHO PLAYS THIRD?: Solarte, acquired last summer from the Yankees, has impressed at the plate and can also play second and first. Middlebrooks, coming off a poor, injury-plagued 2014 in Boston, has hit well and looked smooth in the field. ''I'm not too worried about it. I know I'm a good player,'' Middlebrooks said. ''He's a good player as well. We're both going to be on the field at some point.''
WHAT HAPPENS TO QUENTIN?: Preller's next task is to figure out what to do with all his spare outfielders. That includes Carlos Quentin, the oft-injured two-time All-Star. ''Everyone knows there's a DH in the American League,'' said Quentin, who is open to a trade. Will Venable and Cameron Maybin also face uncertain futures.
PRESSURE ON BLACK: Black found a way to win 77 games last year with a roster that scored 535 runs, 38 fewer than any other team. But Preller declined to extend his contract in the offseason. ''We're both in the last year before we're free agents,'' Kennedy said, grinning. | | PHILADELPHIA: CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - No team is picked to win fewer games this season than the Philadelphia Phillies.
Rebuilding isn't easy.
After dominating the NL East from 2007-11, capturing five division titles, two pennants and one World Series championship, the Phillies have spiraled downward - all the way to the bottom.
Oddsmakers set Philadelphia's win total for 2015 at 67 or 68. Things could get even uglier if ace Cole Hamels is traded - a very realistic possibility - along with other veterans still hanging around. Ryan Howard and Jonathan Papelbon are available. Chase Utley and Carlos Ruiz also could be moved. Jimmy Rollins was the first member of the nucleus to go when he was traded to the Dodgers in December.
The goal this season is figuring out which players will be part of the future. Cody Asche, Maikel Franco, Freddy Galvis, Cesar Hernandez, Darin Ruf and Odubel Herrera are among those will get opportunities. Asche and Galvis form the left side of the infield. Franco will begin the season at Triple-A. Hernandez and Herrera will start off as role players. Ruf still is hoping to get a chance to play regularly.
''I'm very pleased with the demeanor of the players in the clubhouse,'' general manager Ruben Amaro, Jr. said. ''Young players are stepping up and gaining confidence. It's all about experience and that's what these young guys are going to get and hopefully they take the ball and run with it.''
Howard, Utley and Rollins each were homegrown players who developed into the best players at their position in franchise history. Those are big shoes for guys like Asche, Galvis and others to fill.
But they're up for the challenge.
''The faces might be different, the names might be different and they might not be big names, but the mentality is the same,'' Asche said. ''We're still out there trying to earn it every day and we're going to have our bad days and good days, but I guarantee there's no one in that clubhouse not trying to earn something.''
Here are some things to know about the Phillies entering the season:
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REPLACING J-ROLL
Jimmy Rollins was a three-time All-Star shortstop and the 2007 NL MVP. Beyond the stats, he was a team leader who brought swagger to the clubhouse. Freddy Galvis takes his spot while top prospect J.P. Crawford is groomed in the minors. Galvis is an excellent defensive player whether he's playing second base, shortstop, third base or even the outfield. The switch-hitter has a .218 career average with 13 homers and 55 RBIs in 514 at-bats. Galvis has gap power - 42 extra-base hits - but needs to improve his average and stay on top of the ball at the plate.
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FINISHING OFF
If starting pitchers get through six innings with a lead, the Phillies may win more games than people think. Their bullpen is a major strength. Jonathan Papelbon converted 39 of 43 save chances last year. Setup man Ken Giles brings a 100 mph heater to the eighth inning. Lefty Jake Diekman has a power arm in the seventh or eighth and righty Justin De Fratus is solid.
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STARTING FIVE
Before Cliff Lee's elbow injury, the rotation was quite formidable with Cole Hamels, Lee and Aaron Harang. Now, Harang moves up to No. 2 and journeyman Jerome Williams takes the third spot ahead of David Buchanan. Several guys are competing for the No. 5 spot while Chad Billingsley works his way back from two elbow operations.
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POWER OUTTAGE
Marlon Byrd led the Phillies with 25 homers last year before he was traded to Cincinnati in the offseason. Howard hit 23, but the former NL MVP looked good in spring training. If he sticks around, he should supply more power. But Chase Utley only hit 11 homers last year and Domonic Brown dropped from 27 to 10. This won't be the 2009 Phillies who had four guys hit 30 homers and five hit 20. But there's a chance they'll get a few more in the 15-20 range.
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CALLING THE SHOTS
Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg is finding out it was easier for him to play the game than to win games as the manager. Sandberg is 93-111 since replacing Charlie Manuel in August 2013. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (SAN DIEGO-PHILADELPHIA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Padres-Phillies Preview* =========================
By JEFF BARTL STATS Senior Writer
San Diego (62-65) at Philadelphia (50-78), 7:05 p.m. EDT
The Philadelphia Phillies are giving plenty of their youngsters a chance to prove themselves at the major league level in the midst of an otherwise lost season.
Adam Morgan takes the mound and fellow rookie Aaron Altherr looks to continue the solid start to his career as the Phillies host the slumping San Diego Padres on Saturday night.
Rookie Aaron Nola held the Padres (62-66) to two hits through seven innings of Friday's 7-1 win that snapped the Phillies' four-game losing streak, and Altherr joined Carlos Gonzalez in 2008 as the only players since 1974 to have their first seven major league hits go for extra bases.
The 24-year-old has two homers, four doubles and Friday's eighth-inning triple in eight games since making his season debut Aug. 18. He went hitless in five at-bats when he was called up for two games in 2014.
"I hope he does that the (rest of the) year," manager Pete Mackanin said.
Morgan (4-4, 4.43 ERA) has taken some lumps since making his major league debut June 21, but none worse than Monday. He gave up five runs, four homers and seven hits over 3 2-3 innings of a 16-7 loss to the New York Mets in the shortest of his 11 starts.
"He made a lot of bad pitches," Mackanin said. "He had been pitching well. He didn't have his good stuff."
The left-hander hopes to regain the form he had when he faced the Padres on Aug. 8. He allowed one earned run in six innings of a 4-2 victory while giving up one extra-base hit, a double to pitcher Tyson Ross.
Morgan will be matched up with fellow rookie Colin Rea (2-1, 5.52) in this contest as the Phillies (51-78) look to win a seventh straight home meeting with the Padres.
Rea made his major league debut Aug. 11 and won his first two starts before giving up five runs in four innings of Sunday's 10-3 loss to St. Louis. He allowed four runs in the first after pitching into the sixth in each of his previous outings.
"He didn't have his best stuff and didn't command his fastball on the outer edge as he did his first and second outings," manager Pat Murphy said. "So therefore, he was a little vulnerable."
The right-hander threw 94 pitches against the Cardinals, but he'll now face a Phillies team that entered Friday's series opener ranking 27th in the majors in fewest pitches faced per plate appearance at 3.72.
Rea looks to help the Padres avoid a fifth loss in six games after Justin Upton's homer accounted for their only run Friday. Cory Spangenberg's double was their only other hit as San Diego finished with two or fewer for a sixth time this season.
Matt Kemp missed his second straight with a sore left shoulder suffered when he dove for a ball in Wednesday's win over Washington. He's batting .338 with four homers during a 17-game streak of reaching base, and his status for this contest is uncertain.
"He's our guy," Murphy said. "He makes our offense go and makes everybody else better."
Philadelphia has won all four meetings this season and 10 of the last 13 overall.
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